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Philip’s Ministry in Samaria With Philip’s ministry, people were liberated from unclean spirits (vv.7-8), many people were healed, and there was joy in the city! Now, there is a shift in the narrative. There was a man named Simon, who had been practicing magic, and the Samaritans fell for his skills.…

I was in the gas station… rude to customer I was in grocery store… rude to cashier I was in hardware store… didn’t seem to care At traffic light… guy drove right through Waiting to park… pulled in and took two spaces Politicians… want power… everyone else is the problem Pastors… frustrated b/c they don’tt…

INTRODUCTION Last lesson in our series “Understanding Salvation” The Objectives of our lesson “Salvation and the Great Commission” Understand the significance of the Great Commission in the context of Salvation Review a Biblical Example of Sharing the Gospel 1. Significance of the Great Commission in…

In 2019 Lifeway published a report regarding evangelism practices in the local church. Reports show that churchgoers are eager to talk to others about Jesus and even pray for opportunities, but most have not had an evangelistic conversation in the last six months. The report showed that 55% of professing…

Today we continue in Acts 8:26-40 . I encourage you to open your bibles with me to that passage. The themes we have been seeing as we go through Acts is that Mission: You will be my witnesses Methods: Prayer and Proclamation Means: Holy Spirit This is not just for the apostles. As we have been seeing…

26 An angel of the Lord spoke to Philip: “Get up and go south to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” (This is the desert road.) 27 So he got up and went. There was an Ethiopian man, a eunuch and high official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was in charge of her entire treasury.…

This past week I finished reading the book Surprised by Hope by N.T. Wright, and I’d happily recommend it to you all. One of the topics he brought up in his closing chapter was the amount of time we as Christians spend on Christmas, and how little we spend on Easter. For weeks leading up to Christmas…

When I was a kid - from age 8 to 17, I was a proud member of the Boy Scouts of America. That is not an organization that I could currently endorse, but back in the day there were a lot of good things going on. The Motto of the Boy Scouts was “Be Prepared” On one hand, it was just something that you said…

How Big is Your God? 8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” How big is your calling? Time of Transition Acts 1-7 takes place in Jerusalem Acts 8 focuses on Samaria and Judea…

Baptism is, if not THE most, ONE OF the most controversial topics within Christianity... It seems that virtually every aspect of baptism is HIGHLY debated... Who should be baptized, infants or converts? How should baptism be done, sprinkling, pouring, or immersion? Well the word baptism MEANS - IMMERSE…

The church in the New Testament shows an example of faith in God that is always expanding outward; how can we embrace a faith in God today that takes shape in the world beyond our church walls?

Today is Baptism Sunday. We fallow Christs example in Mark 1:9 In those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. This was the turning point from Who is Jesus the Carpenter - This is Jesus the Messiah. He gave us that powerful illustration of death and resurrection…

We'll conclude and summarize our look at baptism as we look at the mode of baptism, the how and where questions, are made clear from the language, from the geography, and explicitly throughout the New Testament accounts. We are to be baptized by immersion, not any other method.

We continue this week - making our way through this short 5 week series - through the month of May - hitting a different topic each week.... Last week we looked at PRAYER.... And there was a reason for STARTING with PRAYER... Hopefully - in HEARING last week that prayer is - a PRIVILEGE and PERSONAL…

Empowered Evangelism Intro So far in the book of Acts we have seen the early church do many miraculous and astounding things. A resurrected Jesus was witnessed and he instructed the apostles on their mission to the lost world. 8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you…

Baptism is, if not THE most, ONE OF the most controversial topics within Christianity... It seems that virtually every aspect of baptism is HIGHLY debated... Who should be baptized, infants or converts? How should baptism be done, sprinkling, pouring, or immersion? What does baptism mean? Is it symbolically…

8 but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth.” I. To the Social Outcasts (1-8) 1 Saul was in hearty agreement with putting him to death. And on that day a…

Announcement s Are there any announcements? Wednesday April 27 at 6:30pm our own Mike Swenson will be graduating for the Rebuilder’s Life Transformation program at the Christian Aid Center. It will be in the new women’s and children’s facility. Please join us in celebrating what the Lord has done, is…

Introduction Acts 8 features snippets from the ministries of Peter and Philip. Against the backdrop of Jesus’ words that the disciples would take the gospel to Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and the “uttermost parts of the earth” ( Acts 1:8 ), as well as the messaging of the place names in Acts 2 , it is…

26 Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Rise and go toward the south to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” This is a desert place. 27 And he rose and went. And there was an Ethiopian, a eunuch, a court official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was in charge of all her treasure.…

Philip was open to the divine direction of the Lord. Like the righteous patriarchs, kings, and prophets. Like Jesus was open to the direction of the Father by the Spirit. This was a literal direction of where to travel. He came along a Eunuch in charge of the Ethiopian Royal Treasury. This Eunuch was…

26 An angel of the Lord spoke to Philip: “Get up and go south to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” (This is the desert road.) 27 So he got up and went. There was an Ethiopian man, a eunuch and high official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was in charge of her entire treasury.…

An angel of the Lord spoke to Philip: “Get up and go south to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” (This is the desert road.) So he got up and went. There was an Ethiopian man, a eunuch and high official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was in charge of her entire treasury. He had…

On the third day there was a wedding at Cana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. John’s introduction of Jesus, in the book of John, has occurred less than a week ago. Jesus also was invited to the wedding with his disciples. When the wine ran out, the mother of Jesus said to him, “They have…